The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Douez v. Facebook, Inc., 2017 SCC 33. The Court held by a 4-3 majority...
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Law on Offensive Trademarks Violates the First Amendment
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Federal Circuit and ruled that the disparagement clause, i.e. section 2(b) of...
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WIPO Releases Global Innovation Index 2017 Ranking World’s Most Innovative Countries
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the 10th edition of its annual Global Innovation Index 2017 yesterday. The 2017 edition is dedicated to...
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CIPO Public Consultation on Proposed Regulatory Amendments
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has recently announced the dates for when public consultations on the proposed regulatory amendments to the Industrial Design...
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US Supreme Court Rules on Patent Exhaustion
The Supreme Court of the United States has issued a decision in the case of Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. At issue...
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Oyen Wiggs welcomes Jayde Wood as our newest Associate
Jayde Wood has joined Oyen Wiggs as an associate after completing her articles with the firm. Jayde’s practice will focus on all aspects of...
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Keep on Googling (by Searching the Internet using the Google Search Engine)
Google, Inc. has prevailed in an appeal of a lower court decision upholding Google’s US trademark registration. In affirming the lower court decision, the...
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Bill C-30 to Implement CETA Receives Royal Assent
Bill C-30, which is the legislation that implements the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union, received royal assent...
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Lexpert honours Oyen Wiggs
The 2017 edition of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory recognizes Bruce Green, Gavin Manning, David McGruder and Hilton Sue for excellence in their field....
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USPTO steps up efforts to tackle solicitation scams
Despite ongoing efforts to raise awareness and crackdown on fraudulent solicitations, owners of trademarks and patents are increasingly victimized by such scams, wherein they...
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